JOIN operator
This is known as a join operator
be creative like Edison
The independent clause in that sentence is "we returned it."
Shaun's story about pirates was very creative.
Yes, a semicolon could indeed join an incomplete sentence and a complete sentence.
I am the most artistic and creative person in the world
Or is it a simple sentence?
I wanna join in the party?
You could have come up with a more creative question.
No. "Tired and hungry Paolo returned well past midnight" is a complete sentence or independent clause of a compound or complex sentence. The word "returned" in this sentence could be the past participle of "return", but in this instance, "returned" is simply the past indicative tense.
be creative
This is a complex sentence.